Podcasts about Chaim Weizmann

W nowym formacie podcastu Ziemii Zbyt Obiecanej, Konstanty Gebert przeprowadza głębokie rozmowy z wybitnymi postaciami ze świata nauki, polityki i kultury. Drugim gościem w tej serii jest prof. Hanoch Gutfreund, dyrektor Einstein Center oraz były Rektor Uniwersytetu Hebrajskiego w Jerozolimie, odpowiedzialny za zarządzanie intelektualnym dziedzictwem Alberta Einsteina.   W tym odcinku, oprócz słynnych osiągnięć naukowych, skupimy się na mniej znanej stronie Einsteina – jego związkach z syjonizmem i jego roli w powstaniu Uniwersytetu Hebrajskiego. Prof. Gutfreund przybliży nam także, jak Einstein postrzegał rolę nauki w kształtowaniu nowoczesnego Izraela oraz jakie wyzwania stały przed młodym państwem, w którym żył i pracował. Dowiemy się również, jak wyglądały jego relacje z czołowymi postaciami syjonizmu, takimi jak Chaim Weizmann.   Jest to niezwykła okazja, by przyjrzeć się Einsteinowi nie tylko jako genialnemu naukowcowi, ale także jako człowiekowi zaangażowanemu w procesy kształtujące współczesną politykę i społeczeństwo. Ta rozmowa rzuca nowe światło na jego dziedzictwo, które wciąż wpływa na naszą codzienność. Wspieraj nas na Patronite: ➡️ www.patronite.pl/ziemiazbytobiecana  Posłuchaj najnowszego odcinka: ⭐ Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3yfxnFv ⭐ Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3ISwbNh ⭐ YouTube – https://youtube.com/@ZiemiaZbytObiecana  Więcej informacji: www.ziemiezbytobiecana.pl 

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is today celebrating its centennial, marking a hundred years of academic and intellectual excellence. Albert Einstein, Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Nachman Bialik and Martin Buber were all involved in the university’s establishment in 1925. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yishai Frankael, the Hebrew University’s CEO. (Photo: AFHU)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First, Yishai hears Elica Le Bon's passionate take on fighting Jihad. Then, why are the Irish antisemitic? Irishman Anthony reveals the answer and pushes back. Plus: Netanyahu's leadership comes under fire from Yishai. Also: Ben Bresky on the life of Chaim Weizmann. And finally, Table Torah on the concept of an Eye for an Eye.

SEASON 2025 EPISODE 7: First, Yishai hears Elica Le Bon's passionate take on fighting Jihad. Then, why are the Irish antisemitic? Irishman Anthony reveals the answer and pushes back. Plus: Netanyahu's leadership comes under fire from Yishai. Also: Ben Bresky on the life of Chaim Weizmann. And finally, Table Torah on the concept of an Eye for an Eye.SPONSOR LINKS:The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook.com/Prohibitionpickle/Hebron Fund https://hebronfund.org/The Jewish Press https://www.jewishpress.com/JNS https://www.jns.org/Kosher Cycle Tours http://www.KosherCycleTours.comPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://yishaifleisher.com/podcast/Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3mIsdfUSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oP2Reo4JYnfIJdDUrQS2cRSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1271258.rssYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YishaiFleisherTVSUPPORT & CONNECT:Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcastSupport on Givecloud: https://kumah.givecloud.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YishaiFleisherInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yishaifleisherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yishaifleisher/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YishaiFleisherSupport the show

On a foggy morning in London, over a century ago, a visionary chemist met with one of Britain's most influential politicians. This wasn't just any meeting; it was a pivotal moment that would forever alter the course of Jewish history. Chaim Weizmann, a Russian immigrant and a passionate Zionist, found himself in the drawing room of Lord Arthur James Balfour. Armed with his sharp intellect and relentless drive, Weizmann presented his case for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. His argument was compelling, blending the urgent need for a safe haven for Jews with the potential benefits to the British Empire. This meeting, pivotal in its outcome, led to the historic Balfour Declaration of 1917, which proclaimed British support for the establishment of "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. Today, we delve into this extraordinary story with Professor Jehuda Reinharz, a distinguished historian and former President of Brandeis University. As co-author of the biography "Chaim Weizmann: A Biography," Professor Reinharz brings us closer to understanding the man behind the political triumph. Through his journey from the shtetls of Belarus to the highest echelons of global politics, Weizmann navigated the turbulent waters of early 20th-century geopolitics with a singular goal: the realization of a Jewish state. Professor Jehuda Reinharz is currently the Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History at Brandeis University. He served as the President of Brandeis University from 1994 to 2010. Professor Reinharz is the recipient of the President of Israel Prize along with many other awards and accolades, far too long to list. We are thrilled to be joined on the podcast today by Professor Jehuda Reinharz to discuss the life and legacy of Chaim Weizmann, the current state of affairs for Zionism, and of course, as we have one of American academia's foremost scholars with us, the recent anti-Israel protests across US university campuses. Stay tuned, this episode is sure to be an interesting one. "Chaim Weizmann: A Biography" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Chaim-Weizmann-Biography-Institute-European/dp/1684581966

The debate about the supposed “colonial” foundations of Israel goes on and on. But I wonder whether Jehuda Reinharz's definitive new biography of Chaim Weizmann might help clarify the unintentional colonial foundations of the Zionist project. Reinharz explains that Weizmann made his name as a brilliant chemist in the UK, where he leveraged his equally glittering social networking skills into the publication of the 1917 Balfour Declaration. As Reinharz told me, it was Weizmann's ability to appear like a British aristocrat that enabled him to successfully schmooze imperial Brits like Lloyd-George, Balfour, Astor and Mark Sykes (of Sykes-Picot fame). So even if his Zionist dream wasn't formally designed as a colonial project, the fact that Chaim Weizmann had to dress up like British colonialist to get his way might have unintentionally resulted in Israel becoming a spooky replica of a European colony. To remix Marx, great men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please.Jehuda Reinharz was a long-time professor at Brandeis University, serving as Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies; Director of the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry; founder of the Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute for the Study of Zionism and Israel; Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; and University President. In January 2011, Dr. Reinharz assumed the presidency of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. Dr. Reinharz is the author or co-author of more than one hundred articles and thirty-one books in various languages and the recipient of eight honorary doctorates. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He earned his master's degree in medieval Jewish history from Harvard and his doctorate in modern Jewish history from Brandeis University.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

(Bonus) The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population. The declaration was contained in a letter dated 2 November 1917 from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. The text of the declaration was published in the press on 9 November 1917. Immediately following their declaration of war on the Ottoman Empire in November 1914, the British War Cabinet began to consider the future of Palestine; within two months a memorandum was circulated to the Cabinet by a Zionist Cabinet member, Herbert Samuel, proposing the support of Zionist ambitions in order to enlist the support of Jews in the wider war. A committee was established in April 1915 by British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith to determine their policy towards the Ottoman Empire including Palestine. Asquith, who had favoured post-war reform of the Ottoman Empire, resigned in December 1916; his replacement David Lloyd George favoured partition of the Empire. The first negotiations between the British and the Zionists took place at a conference on 7 February 1917 that included Sir Mark Sykes and the Zionist leadership. Subsequent discussions led to Balfour's request, on 19 June, that Rothschild and Chaim Weizmann submit a draft of a public declaration. Further drafts were discussed by the British Cabinet during September and October, with input from Zionist and anti-Zionist Jews but with no representation from the local population in Palestine.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning author Michael J. Cooper discusses his latest historical fiction novel, "Wages of Empire."  In the summer of 1914, 16-year-old Evan Sinclair leaves home to join the Great War for Civilization. Little does he know that, despite the war raging in Europe, the true source of conflict will emerge in Ottoman Palestine, since it's from Jerusalem where the German Kaiser dreams to rule as Holy Roman Emperor. Filled with such historical figures as Gertrude Bell, T.E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill, Faisal bin Hussein and Chaim Weizmann, “Wages of Empire” follows Evan through the killing fields of the Western Front where he will help turn the tide of a war that is just beginning, and become part of a story that never ends. Learn more at https://michaeljcooper.net/ 

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning author Michael J. Cooper discusses his latest historical fiction novel, "Wages of Empire." In the summer of 1914, 16-year-old Evan Sinclair leaves home to join the Great War for Civilization. Little does he know that, despite the war raging in Europe, the true source of conflict will emerge in Ottoman Palestine, since it's from Jerusalem where the German Kaiser dreams to rule as Holy Roman Emperor. Filled with such historical figures as Gertrude Bell, T.E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill, Faisal bin Hussein and Chaim Weizmann, “Wages of Empire” follows Evan through the killing fields of the Western Front where he will help turn the tide of a war that is just beginning, and become part of a story that never ends.Learn more at https://michaeljcooper.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning author Michael J. Cooper discusses his latest historical fiction novel, "Wages of Empire." In the summer of 1914, 16-year-old Evan Sinclair leaves home to join the Great War for Civilization. Little does he know that, despite the war raging in Europe, the true source of conflict will emerge in Ottoman Palestine, since it's from Jerusalem where the German Kaiser dreams to rule as Holy Roman Emperor. Filled with such historical figures as Gertrude Bell, T.E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill, Faisal bin Hussein and Chaim Weizmann, “Wages of Empire” follows Evan through the killing fields of the Western Front where he will help turn the tide of a war that is just beginning, and become part of a story that never ends.Learn more at https://michaeljcooper.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

İsrail, Gazze Savaşı'nda bütün insanlığa karşı ağır bir suç işleyerek tarihe geçti. Kuşkusuz bu bir soykırımdı. İsrail, Gazze'de ve Filistin'in bütününde işlediği suçun yanında büyük bir yıkıma da yol açtı. Gazze'de taş üstünde taş kalmadı. Batı Şeria'da da Filistinlilerin evleri sistemli bir şekilde yıkılıyor. Bu, tam anlamıyla bütünlüklü bir siyasetin hayata geçirildiği anlamına gelmektedir. İsrail, bütün Filistinlileri mülksüzleştiriyor. Bu da İsrail'i Batı Avrupa'nın ve özellikle de Anglosakson kolonyalizminin uzantısı hâline getiriyor. Fakat bütün bunlara rağmen İsrail, 7 Ekim'den sonra ilan ettiği hedeflerine ulaşamadı ve büyük bir itibar kaybına uğradı. İsrailli yöneticilerin “cinnet” hâline sürüklenmesinin sebebi de budur. İsrailli temsilcilerin 7 Ekim'den sonraki açık beyanları bu cinnet hâlinin göstergesidir. İsrail'in Gazze'de ve Filistin genelinde sergilediği vahşet bütün dünyada tepkiye neden oldu. Çünkü vahşet neredeyse bütün dünyaya rağmen sergilenmektedir. Sadece İngiltere, ABD, Almanya, Fransa ve Hollanda gibi eski kolonyalist devletler İsrail'in vahşetini açıkça destekliyor. Bu, Avrupa ülkelerinin Yahudilere borcu olarak yorumlanamaz. Nitekim kolonyalist devletlerin İsrail'e desteğinin Avrupa dışındaki dünyada tepki uyandırmasının sebebini de bu destekte aramak gerekir. Aradaki bağ, kolonyal tarihin mirasıdır. Bu çerçevede özellikle eski müstemleke ülkelerinde Avrupa ve İsrail'e yönelik öfkenin gittikçe artması oldukça önemlidir. Öfkenin sözde kalmaması üzerinde durmamız gerekiyor. Filistin'i fiilen destekleyen ülkelerden biri Güney Afrika'dır. Güney Afrika, İsrail'in işlediği suçları Uluslararası Adalet Divanı'na taşıdı. Peki, niçin Güney Afrika? Bilindiği gibi Güney Afrika'da bugün İsrail'in Filistin'de uyguladığı sistemin benzeri hayata geçirilmişti. Sistem Güney Afrika'da azınlık olarak yaşayan Avrupa milletlerinin üstünlüğüne dayalıydı ve ırk ayrımı temeli üzerine kurulmuştu. Beyaz azınlık kavramını özellikle kullanmak istemedim. Azınlık olarak yaşayan Avrupalı milletlerin ayrıcalıklarına göre tanzim edilmiş sistem İngilizlerin eseriydi. Yeni kuşaklara Cecil Rhodes gibi İngiltere'nin menfur tarihini temsil eden şahısların çok daha iyi anlatılması gerekir. Ancak bu bilgi ile Güney Afrika'nın Filistinlilere desteği daha iyi anlaşılabilir. Mareşal Jan Smuts yönetimindeki Güney Afrika müstemleke yönetimi, İsrail'i fiilen tanıyan ilk hükûmetlerden biriydi. Üstelik Jan Smuts, Siyonist ideolojinin önde gelen temsilcilerinden Chaim Weizmann ile şahsen dosttu. 1960'larda Güney Afrika'da yaşayan 120.000 civarındaki Yahudi toplumunun büyük çoğunluğu Siyonist ideolojiye bağlıydı. Kaynaklara göre bunların çoğu Balfour Deklarasyonu'ndan sonraki yıllarda Siyonist harekete düzenli mali destek sağlamıştı. Bu mali destek, kesintiye uğramadan, İsrail kurulduktan sonra da devam etti. İsrail, 1970'lerin ikinci yarısından sonra Güney Afrika apartheid rejimi ile bağlarını korudu. Apartheid rejimi yalnızlaştıkça İsrail, Güney Afrika müstemleke yönetimi ile ilişkilerini geliştirdi.

“Arap İsyanı” ibaresi, yakın tarihimizin en yanıltıcı terimlerinden biridir. Yalnızca Şerif Hüseyin ve ailesiyle onları destekleyen bazı kabilelerin başlattığı isyana, Osmanlı coğrafyasının her yerindeki Arap nüfus kitlesel biçimde katılmış gibi bir algı oluşturan bu terim, Arap dünyasına dair güncel genellemelere zemin hazırlar: “Bizi arkamızdan vuranlar...” Böyle genellemeler Türkiye kamuoyunda Araplara karşı ölçüsüz bir nefret ve önyargı doğururken, imparatorluğu en kritik zamanda gerçekten arkadan vuran başka aktörleri de ustalıkla gözden kaçırmaya yarar. Mesela Çanakkale cephesinde, İngilizlerin safında Osmanlı'ya karşı savaşan Yahudileri... İngilizlerin kontrolündeki Mısır'da eğitilip donatılan, ardından 17 Nisan 1915 günü Gelibolu cephesine sevk edilen Yahudi gönüllüler, tarihe “Siyon Katır Bölüğü” adıyla geçti. Cephe önünde ve gerisinde savaşa iştirak ettiler, imparatorluk dağıldıktan sonra da Filistin topraklarına yönelerek aktif biçimde Arap kıyımına katıldılar. Siyon Katır Bölüğü'nün iki kurucusundan biri, Joseph Trumpeldor, 1 Mart 1920 günü Arap köyü Tel Hay'da Filistin'in yerli sakinlerine karşı Siyonizm uğruna savaşırken öldürüldü. Diğer kurucu Vladimir Zeev Jabotinsky ise, 1940'taki ölümüne kadar, İsrail'de bugün hâlâ ana akım içinde temsil edilen, Arap ve İslâm düşmanı Likud çizgisinin ideoloğu ve teorisyeni olarak sivrildi. Chaim Weizmann ve David Ben-Gurion gibi İngiliz siyasetine yakın duran Siyonist liderlerin aksine, Jabotinsky, Filistin topraklarının Araplarla hiçbir şekilde uzlaşmadan ve “diplomatik usullerle vakit israf etmeden” işgalini savunuyordu. Bu yolda katliamlar, tedhiş eylemleri ve tehcir de dâhil olmak üzere, her türlü yöntem kullanılmalıydı. Araplar, “hayvanlardan daha aşağı” bir ırktı ve onların yaşam hakkı yoktu. 1923'te kaleme aldığı “Demir Duvar” adlı ünlü makalesinde görüşlerini sistemleştiren Jabotinsky, ana akım Siyonizm'den koptu ve “Revizyonist Siyonizm”i kurdu. Buna göre, bugünkü Ürdün, Suriye ve hatta Irak'ın bir bölümü de Siyonizm'in hedefinde olmalıydı. Revizyonistlerin terör örgütü “Irgun”du, gençlik kolları da “Betar” adıyla sahneye çıktı. Jabotinsky'nin yanından hiç ayrılmayan isimlerden biri ise Ben-Siyon Netanyahu idi. Ben-Siyon'un 1949'da dünyaya gelen oğlu Benyamin, İsrail'in müstakbel başbakanlarından biri olacaktı. Vladimir Jabotinsky, 4 Ağustos 1940'ta, Betar'ın gençlik kampı için bulunduğu New York'ta kalp krizinden öldüğünde, terör bayrağını sadık talebesi Menahem Begin devraldı. Begin, Araplara karşı gaddarlıkta ustasını fersah fersah geride bıraktı, çünkü Jabotinsky'nin planladığı pek çok şeyi hayata geçirecek imkânlar buldu. Irgun terör örgütünün lideri olarak, Deyr Yâsîn Katliamı (9 Nisan 1948) başta olmak üzere çok sayıda insanlık suçuna imza atan Begin, aynı zamanda İngilizlere de saldırmayı ihmal etmiyordu. 22 Temmuz 1946'da Kudüs'teki King David Hotel'in güney kanadında konuşlanan İngiliz manda idaresi ofislerine düzenlenen bombalı saldırı, Filistin meselesinin BM'ye havale edilmesine yol açacaktı.

Parte 2 da série que conta como o sionismo deixou de ser uma ideia e para se concretizar como o Estado de Israel. Falamos do final da dominação do Império Otomano sobre a Palestina e a entrada da Grã-Bretanha e da ONU na região. Conflitos árabe-israelenses começam aqui: antes de Israel existir oficialmente como Estado. Alguns temas tratados aqui: os kibbutzim, Declaração Balfour (1917), segunda onda migratória para a Palestina, Mandato Britânico da Palestina, Partilha da Palestina de 1947. Figuras/obras tratadas: Zeev Jabotisnky, Felix Weltsch, Max Brod, Georg Landauer, Chaim Weizmann, além "Os Protocolos do Sábio de Sião" e "Mein Kampf" de Adolf Hitler. Música de desfecho: Dengue Fever - Sleepwalking Through The Mekong (2009)

In today's Talmud page, Kiddushin 52, we read the story of Rabbi Yehudah not wanting to allow the students of Rabbi Meir to enter the study hall as he thought that they were not there to study, but rather just to be an annoyance. In light of the recent presidential Republican debate, where those on the stage appeared at times to just be there to be vexatious, we welcome back Presidential historian Tevi Troy to tell the story of when Harry Truman was strong-armed by a friend to meet with Chaim Weizmann, which lead to his recognizing the State of Israel, against the advice of his national security establishment. How important can it be to have an annoying voice in your ear? Listen and find out. Like the show? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hostedby Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. Our team also includes Satephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer.  Check out all of Tablet's podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

A radical idea only supported by Rabbi Meir Kahane and his followers?  Hardly.  In fact, Theodor Herzl, David Ben-Gurion, Chaim Weizmann, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt all repeatedly expressed support for transferring the Arabs out of the Land of Israel.A Historical Survey of Proposals to Transfer Arabs From Palestine: 1895-1947 – by Rabbi Dr. Chaim Simons(read the book online for free)

A radical idea only supported by Rabbi Meir Kahane and his followers?  Hardly.  In fact, Theodor Herzl, David Ben-Gurion, Chaim Weizmann, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt all repeatedly expressed support for transferring the Arabs out of the Land of Israel.A Historical Survey of Proposals to Transfer Arabs From Palestine: 1895-1947 – by Rabbi Dr. Chaim Simons(read the book online for free)

Explaining the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. In another two-parter, Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt break down the long thorny history of Zionism.  In part one, covering the 1890s to the 1930s, they explain how Theodor Herzl single handedly created a movement for a Jewish nation, Chaim Weizmann won over Churchill and Balfour, and Ze'ev Jabotinsky sowed the seeds of Likud. Utopian dreams wrestle with hard-nosed pragmatism as the Zionists clash with the world's great powers, and each other, about what a Jewish nation should be.  Hear Part Two right now when you support Origin Story on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/originstorypod  “Herzl didn't see the Holocaust coming but he was a realist about the durability of antisemitism.” — Dorian Lynskey It's a very communistic, very socialistic, very politically radical community that ends up in Palestine.” — Ian Dunt “At the time of Herzl's death, only about one per cent of the world's Jews were Zionists.” — Dorian Lynskey Reading list: Steven Beller – Herzl Lenni Brenner – Zionism in the Age of Dictators Walter Laqueur – A History of Zionism Alex Ryvchin – Zionism: The Concise History Avi Shlaim – The Iron Wall Michael Stanislawski – Zionism: A Very Short Introduction Melvin J. Urofsky – American Zionism from Herzl to the Holocaust Jeff Walker – The Revisionists and the Rise of Right-Wing Zionism Geoffrey Wheatcroft – Churchill's Shadow Paul Bogdanor's critique of Lenni Brenner: https://fathomjournal.org/an-antisemitic-hoax-lenni-brenner-on-zionist-collaboration-with-the-nazis/ The Making of Modern Zionism: The Intellectual Origins of the Jewish State, by Shlomo Avineri Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt. Audio production and music by Jade Bailey. Logo art by Mischa Welsh. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Origin Story is a Podmasters production. https://twitter.com/OriginStorycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following Herzl's untimely death in 1904, efforts to settle the Land of Israel were accelerated, led by young idealists who played key roles in laying the foundations for a state that could serve as a light unto the nations. In parallel, Herzl's disciples and opponents alike, led by Chaim Weizmann, continued his path of diplomacy, culminating in the Balfour Declaration of 1917, in which Great Britain pledged that after conquering Palestine it would endeavor to facilitate in it the creation of a Jewish national home. This episode analyzes how these parallel tracks led in a decade and a half to the creation of a Jewish community in Israel that could serve as the nucleus for a future state. Supplemental Materials:  "The Self-Actualizing Zionism of A.D. Gordon" by Hillel Halkin.  "The Forgotten Truth about the Balfour Declaration" by Martin Kramer. 

In response to growing Jewish immigration, land purchases, and economic expansion, the Arabs of Palestine engaged in mounting violence in 1920-21, 1929, and 1936-1939. In each case, Great Britain responded by retreating from its promise to facilitate a Jewish national home. In the first two cases, Zionist counter-pressure, led by Chaim Weizmann, succeeded in getting Britain to return to its commitments, but in 1939 Britain, seeking to appease the Arabs on the eve of World War Two, issued a White Paper effectively reneging on the Balfour Declaration. The Yishuv, the Jewish community of Palestine, buttressed by waves of immigration driven by escalating anti-Semitism in Europe, used these two decades of British rule to establish the foundations of a Jewish state. This episode describes the escalating Arab violence, the evolution of British appeasement, and the efforts of the Jews to reverse the British retreat and to build economic, social, and political institutions that could serve as the nucleus for their state. Supplemental Materials:  "The Mufti of Jerusalem's Legacy" by Sean Durns.  "From Africa to China, How Israel Helps Quench the Developing World's Thirst" by Seth Siegel. 

Shortly after the General Assembly voted on November 29, 1947, to establish Jewish and Arab states in Palestine, Chaim Weizmann declared that states are not given to peoples on a silver platter—and that the Jews would have to fight to establish theirs. Indeed, the Yishuv, backed by the Zionist movement, fought a War of Independence beginning the day after the UN decision, when the Arabs of Palestine responded with anger and violence. The war did not end until early 1949. In this episode, Dr. Polisar breaks down the two phases of the conflict—the “civil war” pitting the Arabs of Palestine against the Yishuv from November 1947 to May 1948; and the war against the five Arab countries that invaded Palestine in May 1948 with the aim of preventing the birth of the Jewish state. In addition to examining the causes and consequences of Israel's victory, Dr. Polisar also covers the Isrel's Declaration of Independence, read aloud by David Ben-Gurion on May 14, 1948 just hours before the British Mandate formally ended. Supplemental Materials:  A series of essays by Martin Kramer on Israel's Declaration of Independence.  "Podcast: Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler on the Political Philosophy of Israel's Declaration of Independence." The full text of Israel's Declaration of Independence in English. 

Albert Einstein, el científico más importante del siglo XX, fue un físico y filósofo de origen judío, nacido el 14 de marzo de 1879 en Alemania, pero también nacionalizado suizo, austriaco y estadounidense. Se le considera uno de los mejores exponentes de la intelectualidad judía, llegando incluso a recibir en 1921, el Premio Nobel de Física. Einstein sufrió la persecución antisemita de parte del nazismo, que le impidió a los judíos enseñar en las universidades de Alemania; hecho que lo llevó a refugiarse en Estados Unidos. Su discurso lo ubicó como un pensador con sentido humanista, que rechazaba la tiranía y la guerra en todas sus expresiones. Fue un judío que trabajó en pro de la causa sionista, y llegó a ser muy amigo de Chaim Weizmann, el científico y político que fue el primer presidente del Estado de Israel en 1948. Einstein se opuso al empleo bélico de la energía nuclear y soñó con el establecimiento de una autoridad mundial, investida de facultades y poder suficiente, para mantener la paz del mundo. Vivió intensamente sus convicciones filosóficas y predicó con elocuencia su anhelo de paz, no solo para Israel, sino para todo el mundo. Visitó Argentina en 1925, invitado por la Sociedad Hebraica y la Universidad de Buenos Aires, causando una verdadera sensación de orgullo en los académicos y judíos del sur del continente. Sus ideas sobre el judaísmo, fueron expuestas en el libro de León Dujovne, quien afirma que Einstein dijo: “ser judío implica ante todo conocer y comportarse en la vida práctica de acuerdo a las bases humanas asentadas en la Torá. Pues sin estos cimientos no puede sostenerse ninguna comunidad sana y feliz”. Albert Einstein murió en 1955, y dejó un gran legado para la humanidad con sus teorías científicas, pero también con sus postulados pacifistas, como lo afirmó en una de sus frases célebres “El problema del hombre no está en la bomba atómica, sino en su corazón”.

We examine the first "chemical war," The Great War, or World War I, and its aftermath, and what made it so. Chlorine gas, phosgene gas, mustard gas, and Lewisite were the products of this era. We also discuss the chemical and political career of Chaim Weizmann, the "father of industrial fermentation," and the checkered history of Fritz Haber. Two decades after the Great War, the Nazis invented nerve agents, and used a pesticide to exterminate millions of people.Support the show Support my podcast at https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofchemistry Tell me how your life relates to chemistry! E-mail me at steve@historyofchem.com Get my book, O Mg! How Chemistry Came to Be, from World Scientific Publishing, https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12670#t=aboutBook

Chaim Weizmann fue un químico destacado, líder sionista y quien luego se convertiría en el primer presidente de Israel; fue nombrado asesor para el Almirantazgo Británico, en el cargo honorario de técnico de suministros de acetona. Esto sucedió producto de los resultados de sus investigaciones e innovaciones en la producción de acetona; descubrimientos que resultaron de gran ayuda a los esfuerzos militares de Gran Bretaña durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Esta posición llevó a Weizmann a Londres, donde obtuvo acceso a oficiales del gobierno británico y líderes sionistas influyentes. Las relaciones que formó en Londres fueron cruciales para crear y promover los canales diplomáticos entre sionistas y británicos, facilitando la declaración Balfour en 1917, un corto documento donde los británicos prometieron facilitar el desarrollo de un Hogar Judío en Palestina. La redacción de la declaración se convirtió en la directiva principal del gobierno británico en Palestina hasta después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

El Segundo Congreso Sionista se llevó a cabo en Basilea, Suiza. Al año siguiente, en la misma ciudad, el número de delgados se duplicó a alrededor de 400. Entre los nuevos participantes se encontraba el primer presidente de Israel, Chaim Weizmann. El Segundo Congreso Sionista preparó la base para la creación de los Fondos Coloniales Judíos los cuales sirvieron como la primera entidad financiera oficial del emprendimiento sionista mientras se buscaba comprar tierras y desarrollar establecimientos en Palestina. El enfoque de Theodor Herzl en su conferencia fue construir coaliciones pro-sionistas entre las comunidades judías. Su discurso de apertura incluyó un llamado para poner fin a las barreras del sionismo, que fueron creadas por algunos líderes judíos.

El 13º Congreso Sionista se instaló en Carlsbad, Checoslovaquia. Como resultado de este congreso, el Ejecutivo Sionista Palestino cambió su nombre a la Agencia Judía para Israel, alineándose al Artículo 4 del Mandato de Palestina de 1922 de la Sociedad de las Naciones. Este artículo instaba a un establecimiento de “una agencia judía apropiada” que pretendía ser reconocida como un ente público con el objetivo de asesorar y cooperar con el gobierno de Palestina. Sus delegados debatieron detalles sobre la creación de dicha agencia y aprobaron una resolución que sostenía que los judíos que no fuesen sionistas no se podrían unir. Mas tarde en el 16º Congreso Sionista en 1929, Chaim Weizmann pudo revertir esta decisión, y los judíos no sionistas pudieron ser admitidos dentro de la Agencia Judía.

Nacido en 1865 en Stuttgart, Alemania, Max Bodenheimer emigró a Palestina en 1935, donde se convirtió en abogado y figura central del movimiento sionista. Bodenheimer fue el primer presidente de la Federación Sionista de Alemania. Después de estudiar derecho, se trasladó a Colonia, Alemania, donde ejerció la abogacía hasta 1933 y donde publicó su primer escrito sionista, titulado “¿Son los judíos rusos una nación?”. En 1896, Bodenheimer comenzó a mantener comunicación con Herzl después de leer "El estado judío" de Herzl. Esto llevó a la participación de Bodenheimer en el Primer Congreso Sionista en 1897, donde fue elegido miembro del Consejo General Sionista. Cuando el Fondo Nacional Judío se incorporó en Gran Bretaña en 1907, Bodenheimer fue nombrado su primer presidente y sirvió como miembro de la junta hasta 1921. Desilusionado con las políticas de Chaim Weizmann, a raíz de los disturbios árabes en Palestina de 1929, se unió al partido revisionista dirigido por Ze'ev Jabotinsky. Bodenheimer finalmente abandonó la política. En 1935 se instaló en Jerusalén con su esposa Rosa, donde comenzó a escribir sus memorias cinco años antes de su muerte.

El líder sionista, Chaim Weizmann, envió una carta a Malcolm Macdonald, secretaria de estado británica de Dominion Assations, para que gestionara sus quejas contra el gobierno británico y así revertir su política pro-sionista. En julio de 1937, el Informe de la Comisión Pelel del Gobierno británico había recomendado terminar el mandato y crear estados judíos y árabes separados en Palestina. Los líderes árabes tomaron una postura unificada contra la idea de partición. Para 1939, los británicos revirtieron su posición con el Libro Blanco de 1939, donde restringieron la inmigración y limitaron la compra de tierra de judíos en Palestina; tomando así una perspectiva decididamente pro-árabe y pro-palestina. Weizmann dejó en claro que los británicos ya no estaban actuando de acuerdo con los hallazgos de la Comisión Peel o el mandato que prometía el desarrollo del hogar nacional judío. Intimó que los británicos abandonaron a los sionistas, sin tener en cuenta el pacto de lealtad judía frente a los intereses estratégicos británicos. En este punto, David Ben-Gurion, el líder sionista emergente decididamente avanzó fortalecimiendo las relaciones con los Estados Unidos como una alternativa a las políticas británicas. Los instintos de Ben-Gurion demostraron ser correctos, ya que después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Truman y los judíos-americanos se alinearon con la idea de formar un estado judío.

TFJ: The Birth of Israel   Series 2: Episode 6 The Relief Column sent to the Etzion Block were buried in a hasty, shallow grave. When Israel liberated the Etzion area in the Six Day War the remains were brought to Jerusalem and miraculously identified.  As the first stage of the War of Independence was not going well for Israel, there was fear that the United States would renege on its commitment to recognize the Jewish state upon the British withdrawal in May 1948. Harry Truman was not interested in listening to anyone regarding the Palestine question, until his old friend Eddie Jacobson opened up the door for Chaim Weizmann to speak with the president.   Edited and Produced by Alex Drucker  Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com  Don't forget to subscribe, like and share! Let all your friends know they too can have a new favorite podcast.  © 2022 Media Education Trust llc    

A sólo días de que Israel declarara su independencia, Golda Meir, la entonces Jefa del Departamento Político de la Agencia Judía, viajó a Amán para reunirse con el rey Abdullah de Transjordania. Abdullah compartía el miedo del liderazgo sionista de un estado palestino liderado por el Muftí de Jerusalén, Hajj Amin al Husayni, que surgió a causa de la decisión de la partición de la ONU. Los contactos entre el entonces Emir Abdullah y la Agencia Judía comenzaron un poco después de que fue nombrado por los británicos en 1922. Su hermano, Emir Faisal, culminó en un acuerdo con Chaim Weizmann en 1919 en base a una colaboración para lograr sus objetivos comunes, pero ese acuerdo nunca se llevó a cabo. En 1947, el liderazgo sionista apoyó las ideas del panarabismo de Abdullah que otorgaría autonomía judía en la tierra de Palestina. A cambio, Meir insistió que Abdullah prometiera que Jordania no tendría enfrentamientos con la población judía en Palestina. Durante esta reunión clandestina, Abdullah urgió a Meir postergar la Declaración de Independencia de Israel, lo cual no sucedió.

La Segunda Guerra Mundial previno la reunión del Congreso Sionista en 1941, entonces en su lugar, fue planeada una reunión para mayo de 1942 en el hotel Baltimore en Nueva York, bajo los auspicios del Comité de Emergencia Estadounidense para Asuntos Sionistas y su presidente el Rabino Stephen S. Wise. Aproximadamente 600 delegados de Palestina y 17 países más, participaron en la reunión. Inaugurando la conferencia, Chaim Weizmann, presidente de la Agencia Judía exhortó a la asistencia de Inglaterra, Rusia, y los Estados Unidos para facilitar el proyecto de la patria nacional judía en Palestina. Promoviendo las políticas previas de Ben-Gurion, los participantes de la conferencia adoptaron la resolución pidiendo que la Agencia Judía esté a cargo de la inmigración judía palestina y que la inmigración no sea inhibida. La resolución buscó combatir la terrible situación por la cual pasaban los judíos europeos que había empeorado a causa de las restricciones a la inmigración judía por parte de los británicos en Palestina, tomando la postura de los países árabes para parar el crecimiento del hogar nacional judío.

TFJ: The Birth of Israel  Series 2 Episode 5   The Partition Plan which would have enabled the creation of a Jewish State was not looking promising.  The American State Department was adamantly opposed, dampening President Truman's support. The Soviet's were in favor of partition, which presented a rare opportunity as with the Soviets came their satellite countries. It would take Dr. Chaim Weizmann with all of his wisdom and charm to convince President Truman to vote for partition and put the United States' weight behind it.  After the motion for Jewish statehood passed in the UN, there was rejoicing in Israel and in Jewish communities throughout the world. The Arab reaction was a wave of lethal violence. The Yishuv began making hasty preparations for war. The Etzion Block in the Hebron hills south of Jerusalem was besieged by Arab guerrillas. A relief column of 35 of Hebrew University's brightest students never made it to their comrades and were killed and mutilated by Khader el Husseini's soldiers.    Edited and Produced by Alex Drucker  Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com  Don't forget to subscribe, like and share! Let all your friends know they too can have a new favorite podcast.  © 2022 Media Education Trust llc

It's 1916 and World War I is raging. Countries are fighting for resources, land and power and the Ottoman Empire is on its deathbed. With all eyes on the Empire's Middle Eastern territory, who will decide who gets control over what will become Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, and parts of Saudi Arabia? In this episode, Noam explores the secretive Sykes-Picot Agreement and the fallout it caused at the San Remo Conference.   ~~~~   This season of Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Barbara Sommer & Alan Fisher, and Marci & Andrew Spitzer, and this episode is generously sponsored by ​​the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, and the Jewish Federation of Northern NJ. ~~~~   Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Unpacking Israeli History about Black Saturday: https://jewishunpacked.com/black-saturday-how-far-would-you-go-for-a-homeland/ ~~~~ Bibliography: Background info for WWI:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/11/12/what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-start-world-war-i/ https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/ottoman-empire https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-Hand-secret-Serbian-society https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-assassination-franz-ferdinand On the major players: Ottoman Empire: https://www.timemaps.com/history/middle-east-1914ad/,  Hussein ibn Ali: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Husayn-ibn-Ali; https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-hussein-mcmahon-correspondence-july-1915-august-1916; https://www.britannica.com/topic/Husayn-McMahon-correspondence Chaim Weizmann: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chaim-Weizmann Sir Mark Sykes: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/sir-mark-sykes-the-man-who-changed-the-face-of-the-middle-east-1.1958009; Christopher Simon Sykes, The man who created the Middle East : a story of empire, conflict and the Sykes-Picot agreement (Sykes' grandson!)  Background on Sykes-Picot:  https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2016/sykes-picot-100-years-middle-east-map/index.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-conclude-sykes-picot-agreement https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/middle-east-20th-century/v/sykes-picot-agreement-and-the-balfour-declaration https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/learning-sykes-picot https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/13/sykes-picot-isnt-whats-wrong-with-the-modern-middle-east-100-years/ Danny Gordis, Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn Howard Sachar, A History of Israel from the Rise of Zionism to Our Time Sound clips: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-islamic-state-media-branch-releases-the-end-of-sykes-picot-30397575.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHOg7RPBDqc&ab_channel=RANE https://espresso.economist.com/1fe46a07a9ba5f05129cab882582d907 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeIXu7yw6J8&ab_channel=UKLFICharitableTrust San Remo: Meeting minutes: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Minutes_of_the_1920_Conference_of_San_Remo.pdf Background: https://israelforever.org/interact/blog/why_you_should_know_san_remo/ International law: https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/172-MONOGRAPH-San-Remo-Conference-Karsh-FINAL.pdf Mandate for Palestine, 7/24/22: https://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/foreignpolicy/peace/guide/pages/the%20mandate%20for%20palestine.aspx#:~:text=No%20discrimination%20of%20any%20kind,ground%20of%20his%20religious%20belief. Anti-Zionist narrative on San Remo: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1669396 Right-wing narrative on San Remo: https://israelforever.org/interact/blog/why_you_should_know_san_remo/ Israel Policy Forum on San Remo: https://israelpolicyforum.org/2020/04/27/unpacking-san-remo-the-centerpeice-of-israels-annexation-narrative/ On stories: https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/ki-tavo/a-nation-of-storytellers/

Ezer Weizman, nacido en Tel Aviv en 1924, fue el sobrino de Chaim Weizmann, el primer presidente de Israel. Ezer se unió a la Haganá en 1947, después ayudó a fundar las Fuerzas Aéreas Israelíes. En 1969, Weizman se introdujo en la política y se unió al partido Likud, donde fue muy importante para la victoria electoral del partido en 1977, convirtiéndose en Ministro de Defensa para el gobierno del primer ministro Menachem Begin. Del mismo modo, se unió como parte de la delegación israelí para las conversaciones de Camp David en 1978. En mayo de 1980, renunció a su puesto en el gabinete por la resistencia del partido Likud para lograr la paz con los palestinos, finalmente iniciando su propio partido de centroizquierda, Yahad, que significa, juntos. Pasó el resto de su carrera defendiendo la paz y asistiendo al sector árabe-israelí. Weizman fue elegido presidente el 24 de marzo de 1993 y sirvió hasta el 2000. Falleció en 2005 como una de las figuras políticas más aclamadas de Israel.

14 Mayıs 1948'de İsrail Devleti'nin Kuruluş Beyannamesi'ni okuyan kişi David Ben Gurion, Beyannameye imzasını atanlardan biri de Ben Zvi idi. Ben Zvi iki dönem Knesset'e seçildi. Kasım 1952'de Cumhurbaşkanı Chaim Weizmann'ın ölümü üzerine 8 Aralık'ta cumhurbaşkanı seçilerek bu görevi üç dönem olarak ölümüne kadar sürdürdü. Ben Gurion 1948-1955 ve 1955-1963 arasında iki kez Başbakanlık görevini üstlendi. Bu iki şahsın iktidar döneminde neler olmadı ki?

Arthur Ruppin, jefe de la oficina de la Organización Sionista Mundial en Palestina, concretó la compra del terreno vendido por John Gray Hill en el Monte Scopus de Jerusalén. La adquisición fue el primer terreno comprado para la universidad judía. Esta inversión había sido planeada desde el Primer Congreso Sionista en 1897, que trazó la idea de una universidad hebrea en Palestina, pero no fue concretada hasta la aprobación de una resolución durante el decimoprimer Congreso en 1913. Después de la decisión de crear la universidad en Jerusalén, el futuro presidente israelí Chaim Weizmann tuvo la tarea de organizar el comité de la universidad, y Ruppin recibió la instrucción de encontrar una ubicación ideal. Hoy en día, la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén tiene departamentos calificados entre los mejores del mundo. Ruppin se convirtió en uno de los primeros líderes principales del establecimiento sionista en el Mandato de Palestina a finales del siglo XIX y durante el siglo XX.

Una delegación sionista, encabezada por Chaim Weizmann, presentó la propuesta de una patria judía en Palestina a la Conferencia de Paz de París, tras la finalización de la Primera Guerra Mundial. Argumentaron que el recién formado Mandato Británico para Palestina debería promover la inmigración y el establecimiento de judíos, también alentaron la autodeterminación y abogaron por garantizar allí las libertades religiosas. La propuesta sionista, pedía que en Palestina se crearan condiciones políticas, administrativas y económicas que aseguraran el establecimiento allí del Hogar Nacional Judío. Tal posición sirvió como base para las negociaciones que se llevarían a cabo con las grandes Potencias en San Remo en 1920, lo que llevó a la redacción y ratificación del Mandato para Palestina, que contenía lenguaje pro-sionista.

Nacido en Ciudad del Cabo, Sudáfrica, el político, diplomático, historiador y escritor israelí Abba Eban fue formado en Inglaterra, asistió al Queens College de Cambridge donde estudió idiomas orientales. Trabajó como parte del personal de Chaim Weizmann y luego con Moshe Sharett en la división de Asuntos Exteriores de la Agencia Judía, uniéndose a la delegación sionista ante las Naciones Unidas, donde desempeñó un papel de liderazgo en la aprobación del Plan de Partición de 1947. Luego se convirtió en el primer embajador de Israel ante las Naciones Unidas y los Estados Unidos, fue miembro de la Knesset, ministro de Educación y ministro de Relaciones Exteriores.

El líder árabe Emil Faisal, hijo de Sharif Husayn regente de La Meca, principal ciudad de la región en Arabia Saudita, y Chaim Weizmann, líder sionista, firmaron un acuerdo en Inglaterra expresando el respeto mutuo y la cooperación entre árabes y judíos en el Medio Oriente. La reunión tuvo lugar en medio del creciente descontento entre los sionistas y los nacionalistas árabes sobre el futuro de Palestina tras la derrota otomana durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. En el acuerdo, Faisal aceptó una presencia judía en Palestina si se concedía la independencia árabe en el resto del Medio Oriente, anteriormente controlado por Turquía. El acuerdo nunca se concretó, pero la intención estuvo allí para que las dos comunidades intentaran vivir juntas en armonía.

Al final del periodo de luto tradicional de treinta días por el primer presidente de Israel, Chaim Weizmann, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi pasó a ocupar el cargo como presidente de Israel. Ben-Zvi nació en Ucrania y emigró a Palestina en 1907. Allí se convirtió en uno de los líderes del Partido Obreros de Sión y fue crucial en el desarrollo del Movimiento del Sionismo Laborista. Uno de los firmantes de la declaración de independencia de Israel, Ben-Zvi fue también un actor clave en las primeras misiones sionistas diplomáticas alrededor de Europa y el Medio Oriente. Ben-Zvi además fue un historiador y un filósofo, que escribió una extraordinaria historia sobre los judíos de Eretz Yisrael y ayudó a fundar el Instituto Ben-Zvi en Jerusalén en 1947. Para cuando murió en 1963, el Instituto se había convertido en una fuente crucial para el estudio sobre los judíos en el Medio oriente , la historia del sionismo y el Israel moderno.

Lider principal del movimiento sionista nacido en 1874 en Motol un pueblo pequeño en Polonia, primer Presidente del Estado de Israel recordado por promover el desarrollo de instituciones sociales, culturales y educativas en Palestina y en Israel. Durante su juventud, Weizmann se mudó a Berlín para estudiar bioquímica. Durante sus estudios, se volvió parte de un creciente grupo de intelectuales sionistas. Luego de su graduación, se mudó a Inglaterra para enseñar en la Universidad de Manchester, trabajó en proyectos militares de investigación, sus éxitos academicos le abrieron puertas para formar conexiones con líderes políticos británicos y abogar por la causa sionista que resultó en la Declaración Balfour de 1917: apoyo formal y público del gobierno británico durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, a favor del establecimiento de un «hogar nacional» para el pueblo judío en la región de Palestina.

Teller From Jerusalem: The Birth of Israel Series Episode 19 For those concerned for the future Jewish state, it became apparent that the first priority was to wrest the land from the brutish Ottoman regime. This would entail the Aaronsohn spy ring supplying information to Allenby's Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Dr. Chaim Weizmann developing a method to create acetone by fermenting chestnuts, and British determination that poor Jews fleeing persecution in Russia should not settle on their shores.     Edited and Produced by Alex Drucker  Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com  Don't forget to subscribe, like and share! Let all your friends know they too can have a new favorite podcast.  © 2021 Media Education Trust llc

I recorded this episode during Pesach and took a while to upload it, but here it is! Another interview with my friend Chaim Weizmann, where we discuss healthcare and other benefits Israelis enjoy... or issues they deal with, depending on how they view it :)Our next episode will discuss the new Israeli government which was just sworn in today.

Chaque semaine, Haim Musicant nous raconte une histoire d'un personnage historique en relation avec la date du jour. Cette semaine, il nous raconte l'histoire de Chaim Weizmann.

Anzac Day is on 25.4.2021. What is the Jewish connection to Gallipoli? One of the heroes of the Anzac troops was John Henry Patterson, a highly decorated British soldier who trained Jewish soldiers for the Zion Mule Corps for Gallipoli, Jews that the Turks expelled out of Palestine. This became the first Jewish army in 2000 years. Our guest is the Melbourne eye surgeon, Dr Henry Lew OAM who was intrigued why John Henry Patterson was actively written out of history. After an extensive research he had written a book, “Patterson of Israel” Dr Henry Lew had in fact discovered that Patterson, a high-ranking British officer, has been actively been sidelined. Dr Lew found that in fact, Patterson was a great friend of Israel and the Zionism and was a great friend of both Vladimir Jabotinsky and Chaim Weizmann.

In this episode, I will be speaking with my friend in Israel, Chaim Weizmann (no relation to the first president of Israel) who will describe for me the state of affairs regarding coronavirus and the upcoming Israeli election.

Or Chaim and Ulpana students and alumni joined together on March 16, 2016 to hear from Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth. Rabbi Sacks connected Purim and the creation of the State of Israel. His message was that individuals had great impacts in both cases, whether it was facilitating a meeting between Chaim Weizmann and President Truman; or Esther foiling Haman's plans. Hashem has a clear plan for all of us – and anyone within the room could change the course of history in a meaningful way. • Read the tribute to Rabbi Sacks in the Spring 2021 edition of the BAS Review at bit.ly/basreviews2021 Watch the address on our YouTube channel at bit.ly/rjsatbas • www.bastoronto.org Facebook.com/bastoronto • Instagram.com/bastoronto • LinkedIn.com/school/bastoronto

From Zionist pioneer, Leon Pinsker, to the Father of Modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, to the first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, the story of Zionism has been filled with controversy, misunderstanding, and astonishing feats. Author of Zionism: The Concise History, Alex Ryvchin sits down with host, Steven Shalowitz, to tell the story of Zionism and the impact it has on modern Jewish identity and to war and peace in the Middle East. 

One fascinating witness of early zionism is Sir Ronald Storrs, who, in 1917 became, in his own words "the first military governor of Jerusalem since Pontius Pilate”. In 1940 he wrote a terrific little book, "Lawrence of Arabia, Zionism and Palestine." This episode explain the roles of Chaim Weizmann, Herbert Samuel and World War I on Britain's support for the zionist agenda in Palestine. The British were eager to get the Jews to help them defeat the Germans and Ottomans. They also hoped that supporting the zionist agenda would help them secure war loans from the United States - and bring the US into the war. They also hoped that putting a bunch of grateful Jews under a British protectorate in Palestine would help them secure the eastern approach to the Suez Canal, the jugular vein of British commerce.

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The Palestine national movement is left reeling after the rebellion is crushed by the British and Yishuv. The Zionist movements strategy of simultaneously collaborating with and subverting the British is paying off, as the British provide training and combat experience to the same militias that will soon wage war to drive them out. Meanwhile, Middle Eastern Jews are failing in their decades long effort to mediate peace between the settlers and the indigenous population. Palestinian attacks on Jews are no longer differentiating between Middle Eastern Jews and the European settlers. These Jews, long denied leadership positions within the Yishuv, are increasingly welcomed into the Zionist movement as spies and terrorists. As the British abandon Palestine, the Yishuv acts swiftly to establish a fortress state of Jewish hegemony. The Movements is a leftist history and politics podcast. Transcripts may be requested for accessibility reasons by e-mailing movementspod@gmail.com. Find us on facebook and twitter @movementspod and support the show by donating at https://www.patreon.com/movementspodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/movementspod)

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved. Hosea 9:10 After Theodor Herzl, known as the father of modern Jewish Zionism, passed away in 1904, Chaim Weizmann picked up the baton. Chaim was a Zionist leader and Israeli statesman who served as President of the Zionist Organization. He believed that the ancient homeland of Israel was the only practical solution for the Jewish people. One of the major results of Weizmann’s diplomacy was the Balfour Declaration. There was an integral relationship between WW 1 and Jewish Zionism. The first World War proved decisive in the history of Zionism. On November 2, 1917 the British government issued the Balfour declaration, pledging to facilitate the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people within Palestine. The mandate recognized the historical connection of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland. Only 9 days after the Balfour declaration was signed, the armistice agreement thus ending WW 1. In this session, we will also look at the contributions of David Ben Gurion in the founding of Israel, the White Paper of appeasement to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, and the onset of WW 2 and the Jewish Holocaust. For more Eddie Chumney teachings and beautiful worship music, visit us at our internet streaming radio station; http://hebrootsradio.com Visit our home page at http://hebroots.com Are you being blessed by these teachings? Please consider making a donation at http://hebroots.com and click the donate button. Thank you for listening!

Palestine is erupting and the British struggle to maintain control. While the Jewish economy rapidly develops, the fellahin move to the cities as wage laborers in greater numbers. Working class Palestinians and Middle Eastern Jews co-habitate in mixed cities, but the political struggle between the Zionist settlers and the Palestinian masses is becoming increasingly vicious. The efforts to mediate between European Jews and the non-Jewish Palestinians are failing, as Palestinian capital looks to Europe for an ally against the British and Jews. Suddenly, the Palestinian masses rise up and rapidly build a sustained, long-term rebellion. The Haganah align themselves with the British to put down an indigenous uprising as the Yishuv begins making preparations for a mass “transfer” of Palestinians out of Palestine. The Movements is a leftist history and politics podcast. Support the show at paypal.me/movementspodcast. Find us on facebook and twitter @movementspod. E-mail movementspod@gamil.com. Transcript may be provided for accessibility purposes.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/movementspod)

A sign of the timing of Yeshua's second coming is the blossoming of the fig tree (Matthew 24:32-33). Israel is likened to a fig tree (Hosea 9:10). This DVD explains the major people, issues and events which shape the modern nation of Israel including the roles of Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Balfour Declaration, the British Mandate, the Jewish resistance movements, WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, the 1947 UN Partition Plan, Israel's wars of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, the creation of the PLO, Oslo, the politics of oil, and the Israel / PLO peace process. The end result of all these things is the end of the exile of the house of Jacob and the return of Yeshua to the earth. For more Eddie Chumney teachings and beautiful worship music, visit us at our internet streaming radio station; http://hebrootsradio.com and http://hebroots.tv Are you being blessed by these teachings? Please consider making a donation at http://hebrootsradio.com , click the donate button. Thank you for listening!

The rising star of the Zionist movement by the end of the Second World War, Ben Gurion was a mercurial figure with complex and often antagonistic relationships with Chaim Weizmann and Menachem Begin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Ottoman Empire is no more. The British have won the Great War, becoming "the Iron Wall" sought by the Zionist movement to strengthen their political position in Palestine. The Zionist Commission negotiates with Arab nationalist leaders outside of Palestine, bypassing Palestinians who have little politcal control of their own land. The theoretical "Arab Question" is becoming less theoretical, as Palestinians are not interested in leaving their homes unless forced. Unprecedented acts of violence and anti-Jewish riots terrify an increasingly militant Zionist movement, whose members are attempting to forge a new Jewish identity. The settlers who once fled European anti-semitism now set out to establish a European-Jewish society, carved out of the Middle East. As the political climate becomes increasingly sectarian, an all-out clash seems inevitable. The Movements is a leftist history and politics podcast. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Transcripts may be requested for accessibility reasons by e-mailing movementspod@gmail.com. Find us on facebook and twitter @movementspod and support the show by donating at https://www.patreon.com/movementspodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/movementspod)

Zionism, the nationalist movement to establish a Jewish state, was born out of the broken promise of European Liberalism and enlightenment values. As pogroms and anti-semitic conspiracy theories spread throughout Europe, Jewish intellectuals inspired by Nationalism set out to create a “New Jew” in Palestine. But Palestine is already inhabited by Arabs, including Arab Jews and Sephardim, who ask that their European brothers and sisters learn rather than destroy the local culture. The Arab masses are forced into wage labor after being dispossessed of their land by European and Arab capital, who proceed to sell the land to European Jewish settlers. Without political control of their own land, Palestinian intellectuals begin to assert themselves and build a modern nationalism of their own. Jewish socialists split over the question of Zionism, as revolutionaries denounce the emergence of Zionism in the movement for rejecting worker internationalism in favor of ethnic chauvinism. As more Jews immigrate to Palestine and Arabs barred from employment, the logical conclusion to “the Arab Question” becomes more and more clear. The Movements is a leftist history and politics podcast. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Transcripts may be requested for accessibility reasons by e-mailing movementspod@gmail.com. Find us on facebook and twitter @movementspod and support the show by donating at https://www.patreon.com/movementspodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/movementspod)

Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Dr. Shaul Shay join the program to discuss Israeli domestic politics and Israeli security situation respectively.

Prof. Benjamin Z. Kedar, Professor Emeritus of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and former Vice-President of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities, talks to host Gilad Halpern about his newly published collection of essays about Chaim Weizmann. Prof. Weizmann was Israel's first president and leader of the World Zionist Organization throughout much of the pre-state period, and maintained an active career as a chemist in parallel to his statesmanship. Where do science and state affairs interact? If you ask Weizmann, almost everywhere. Song: Buttering Trio - No Joke This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

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12-02-15 - What Happens to Israel Effects the Whole World -- it's true! The State of Israel was declared May 14, 1948 after the end of the civil war was raging for 6 months in Palestine after the vote by the United Nation to partition Palestine between Palestinian Jews and Arabs. Declaration of independence and international recognition: May 14 – The Israeli Declaration of Independence is made in Tel Aviv, a few hours before the British Mandate is due to expire. At midnight the British Mandate of Palestine is officially terminated and the State of Israel comes into being. May 15 – The United States grants de facto recognition to the State of Israel, eleven minutes after it comes into existence,[1] becoming the first country to recognize the Jewish state.[2] May 17 – The Soviet Union grants de jure recognition to the State of Israel, becoming the first country to do so.[3] May 17 – Chaim Weizmann becomes President (or Chairman) of the Provisional State Council and Israel's de facto Head of State. May 18 – Poland and Czechoslovakia grant recognition to the State of Israel.[4] May 19 – Guatemala and Uruguay grant recognition to the State of Israel.[4] May 24 – South Africa grants recognition to the State of Israel.[4] 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Main article: 1948 Arab–Israeli War May 15 – Four of the seven countries of the Arab League at that time, namely Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Syria, backed by Arab volunteers invade[5] the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine and clash with Jewish forces. The resulting 1948 Arab–Israeli War lasts for 13 months. May 14–18 – 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: Operation Kilshon – Capture by Jewish forces of buildings abandoned by British troops to strengthen the Jewish military position in Jerusalem. May 18 - An Egyptian air raid on the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station kills 42 people and injures 100.[6] May 20 – The Syrian Army is blocked at kibbutz Degania Alef in the north, where local Jewish militia reinforced by elements of the Carmeli Brigade halted Syrian armored forces. May 20 – Operation Balak begins with the objective of transferring arms from Czechoslovakia to Israel. May 26 – The Provisional government of Israel decides on the establishment of the Israel Defense Forces (the IDF) and David Ben-Gurion signs the order for its establishment. May 29 – The Egyptian Army is blocked in the Ad Halom bridge. June 1 – The Irgun and the Provisional government of Israel sign an agreement for the dissolution of the Irgun and integratation of its fighters into the IDF. June 2 – The IDF's Operation Pleshet starts. June 7 – Kibbutz Nitzanim surrenders to the Egyptian Army in the Battle of Nitzanim. June 10 – The Syrian Army destroys the Jewish settlement Mishmar HaYarden in the Upper Galilee. June 11 – The Irgun's cargo ship Altalena which carries weapons, medical equipment and 930 Jewish immigrants, sets sail from France towards Israel. June 20 – Altalena reaches the coast of Israel. The Provisional government of Israel demands that all the weapons on board be handed over to it unconditionally, in accordance with the agreement regarding the integration of the Irgun into the IDF. The Irgun refuses to comply. June 22 – A violent confrontation between the IDF and members of the Irgun occurs over the Altalena and David Ben-Gurion eventually orders the IDF to shell the Altalena, and it burns off the shore of Tel Aviv. Sixteen Irgun fighters and three IDF soldiers die in the fighting. July 9 – The beginning of the IDF's Operation Dekel, which lasts until the July 18. July 10 – Operation Danny: IDF Soldiers capture the strategically important airport at Lydda. (Territory later annexed by Israel) September 17 – The Lehi assassinates the Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the UN to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel. September 22 - The Provisional State Council of Israel passes the Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordnance, 5708-1948, annexing all territory that Israel had captured since the war began, and declaring that from then on, any part of Palestine captured and secured by the IDF would automatically be annexed to Israel.[7] September 24–27 – 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Transport of Supermarine Spitfires acquired by Israel through Czechoslovakia. October 15 – The beginning of the IDF's Operation Yoav, aimed at conquering the whole Negev desert. October 21 – Battle of Beersheba: The IDF's Negev Brigade occupies Beersheba. October 29 – The beginning of the IDF's Operation Hiram, aimed at conquering the Upper Galilee. November 11 – Population Census is held in Israel, six months after its creation, to establish the population registry.[8] December 27 – The IDF starts Operation Horev, a wide scale attack against the Egyptian army in the Western Negev. beyondbostonprophecy.com beyondbostonradio@gmail.com #bbostonprophecy Host - Larry Barnett    

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Después de la guerra, un grupo judío conocido como “Los Vengadores” no dejaba de impresionarse por la gran cantidad de nazis a los que se les permitía vivir con normalidad, a pesar de tener sus manos manchadas de sangre. Por ello, decidieron cazarlos. Sus objetivos incluían al abogado Wilhelm Stuckart, autor de las leyes de Nuremberg, cuyo trabajo consistió en proveer una justificación legal para la Solución Final. También estaba Aleksander Laak, responsable de la muerte de 100 mil judíos en Estonia. Y Otto Abetz, ex embajador alemán en Francia, quien había deportado a gran cantidad de judíos franceses a los campos de concentración. En cierto momento, “Los Vengadores” también persiguieron a seis millones de alemanes, tan sólo por el mero hecho de serlo. En hebreo, se autodenominaban los Nakim (“Los Vengadores”). En la primavera de 1945, mientras la Segunda Guerra Mundial llegaba a su fin, un sobreviviente de la prisión judía del ghetto de Vilna, Abba Kovner, presidió la reunión de Pascuas. Algún día se transformaría en el poeta nacional no reconocido del estado de Israel. Hablaba apasionadamente, invocando el Salmo 94, en el cual Dios promete hacerse cargo de los enemigos del pueblo de Israel: " Y él hará volver sobre ellos su iniquidad y los destruirá en su propia maldad”. Kovner sugería que era el destino el que indicaba deshacerse de los alemanes. Si las cortes de justicia internacionales no lo hacían, entonces los judíos deberían terminar el trabajo. Entre los oyentes se encontraban Joseph Harmatz y Leipe Distel. Juntos formarían el grupo de “Los Vengadores”. Cientos de prisioneros de la SS encarcelados en Stalag 13 fueron envenenados con arsénico. Esa fue la historia reportada por la Associated Press. De lo que no informaron fue de que Distel, que parecía ario, había conseguido empleo en la panadería que proveía el pan a esos prisioneros. Posteriormente declaró que hubiera querido matar a muchos de ellos. Inmediatamente comenzaron a surgir otras historias acerca de muertes misteriosas. Por ejemplo, la de que un nazi que estaba hospitalizado, murió a causa de una intervención menor, cuando misteriosamente se encontró cierta cantidad de queroseno en su sangre. Rápidamente se volvieron más ambiciosos con respecto a sus objetivos. Wilhelm Stuckart era el abogado responsable de escribir las leyes de Nuremburg en la conferencia de notarios Wandsee. Después de la guerra, sin embargo, regresó a la práctica privada luego de una breve estancia en prisión. Los vengadores consiguieron eliminarlo en 1953. Aunque su muerte pareció resultado de un accidente automovilístico, Joseph Harmatz sabía que no había sido así. Otto Abetz había sido el embajador alemán en Francia durante los años de Vichy y había dispuesto la deportación de cientos de miles de judíos. Lo mataron en otro accidente de automóvil en 1958. Su técnica con Aleksander Laak fue aún más inteligente. Laak había dirigido un campo de concentración en Estonia, en donde habían muerto aproximadamente 100 mil personas, muchas de ellas judías. Laak había escapado a Canadá y estaba felizmente casado en Winnipeg bajo un nombre falso. Los vengadores lo acorralaron y le dieron una opción. O se ahorcaba en la cochera de su casa sin que ellos le revelaran la verdad a su esposa o lo mataban delante de ella. Él prefirió ahorcarse. Embriagados de poder y creyendo que estaban por encima de las leyes, los vengadores organizaron uno de los actos de venganza más monstruosos jamás planeados. Abba Kovner decidió que los alemanes debían sufrir tanto como lo habían hecho los judíos. En definitiva, un “ojo por ojo y diente por diente”. Seis millones por seis millones. Kovner se relacionó con Chaim Weizmann, químico de la Universidad de Manchester y le informó que quería envenenar los suministros de agua de Munich, Berlín, Nuremburg, Hamburgo y Weimar, cuyos habitantes sumaban aproximadamente seis millones de alemanes. Weizmann dio su consentimiento y accedió a ayudar a Kovner para identificar el lugar en donde poner el veneno. La planta elegida fue la compañía Potash del Mar Muerto.

Después de la guerra, un grupo judío conocido como “Los Vengadores” no dejaba de impresionarse por la gran cantidad de nazis a los que se les permitía vivir con normalidad, a pesar de tener sus manos manchadas de sangre. Por ello, decidieron cazarlos. Sus objetivos incluían al abogado Wilhelm Stuckart, autor de las leyes de Nuremberg, cuyo trabajo consistió en proveer una justificación legal para la Solución Final. También estaba Aleksander Laak, responsable de la muerte de 100 mil judíos en Estonia. Y Otto Abetz, ex embajador alemán en Francia, quien había deportado a gran cantidad de judíos franceses a los campos de concentración. En cierto momento, “Los Vengadores” también persiguieron a seis millones de alemanes, tan sólo por el mero hecho de serlo. En hebreo, se autodenominaban los Nakim (“Los Vengadores”). En la primavera de 1945, mientras la Segunda Guerra Mundial llegaba a su fin, un sobreviviente de la prisión judía del ghetto de Vilna, Abba Kovner, presidió la reunión de Pascuas. Algún día se transformaría en el poeta nacional no reconocido del estado de Israel. Hablaba apasionadamente, invocando el Salmo 94, en el cual Dios promete hacerse cargo de los enemigos del pueblo de Israel: " Y él hará volver sobre ellos su iniquidad y los destruirá en su propia maldad”. Kovner sugería que era el destino el que indicaba deshacerse de los alemanes. Si las cortes de justicia internacionales no lo hacían, entonces los judíos deberían terminar el trabajo. Entre los oyentes se encontraban Joseph Harmatz y Leipe Distel. Juntos formarían el grupo de “Los Vengadores”. Cientos de prisioneros de la SS encarcelados en Stalag 13 fueron envenenados con arsénico. Esa fue la historia reportada por la Associated Press. De lo que no informaron fue de que Distel, que parecía ario, había conseguido empleo en la panadería que proveía el pan a esos prisioneros. Posteriormente declaró que hubiera querido matar a muchos de ellos. Inmediatamente comenzaron a surgir otras historias acerca de muertes misteriosas. Por ejemplo, la de que un nazi que estaba hospitalizado, murió a causa de una intervención menor, cuando misteriosamente se encontró cierta cantidad de queroseno en su sangre. Rápidamente se volvieron más ambiciosos con respecto a sus objetivos. Wilhelm Stuckart era el abogado responsable de escribir las leyes de Nuremburg en la conferencia de notarios Wandsee. Después de la guerra, sin embargo, regresó a la práctica privada luego de una breve estancia en prisión. Los vengadores consiguieron eliminarlo en 1953. Aunque su muerte pareció resultado de un accidente automovilístico, Joseph Harmatz sabía que no había sido así. Otto Abetz había sido el embajador alemán en Francia durante los años de Vichy y había dispuesto la deportación de cientos de miles de judíos. Lo mataron en otro accidente de automóvil en 1958. Su técnica con Aleksander Laak fue aún más inteligente. Laak había dirigido un campo de concentración en Estonia, en donde habían muerto aproximadamente 100 mil personas, muchas de ellas judías. Laak había escapado a Canadá y estaba felizmente casado en Winnipeg bajo un nombre falso. Los vengadores lo acorralaron y le dieron una opción. O se ahorcaba en la cochera de su casa sin que ellos le revelaran la verdad a su esposa o lo mataban delante de ella. Él prefirió ahorcarse. Embriagados de poder y creyendo que estaban por encima de las leyes, los vengadores organizaron uno de los actos de venganza más monstruosos jamás planeados. Abba Kovner decidió que los alemanes debían sufrir tanto como lo habían hecho los judíos. En definitiva, un “ojo por ojo y diente por diente”. Seis millones por seis millones. Kovner se relacionó con Chaim Weizmann, químico de la Universidad de Manchester y le informó que quería envenenar los suministros de agua de Munich, Berlín, Nuremburg, Hamburgo y Weimar, cuyos habitantes sumaban aproximadamente seis millones de alemanes. Weizmann dio su consentimiento y accedió a ayudar a Kovner para identificar el lugar en donde poner el veneno. La planta elegida fue la compañía Potash del Mar Muerto.

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Some know Natan Alterman as an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist and translator who deeply influenced socialist zionist politics. Others might know that his song "Kalaniot" served as a code to warn against British forces during the Mandate Period. But few know he brought the seeds of the marmande tomato to Israel, where it was the main species cultivated in the country until the 1960s. Host Marcela Sulak reads his poem, The Silver Platter, inspired by Chaim Weizmann's 1947 claim: "A state is not handed to a people on a silver platter." Text: The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself, Ed. Burnshaw, Carmi, etc. al. Music: Kalanyot – sung by Shoshana Damari, composed by Moshe Valensky The Never-ending Rendezvous – sung by Arik Einstein, composed by Neomi Shemer

Ahad Ha'am Street occupies the heart of Tel Aviv; it's full of grand Bauhaus buildings and artistic cafes, with Tel Aviv's Great Synagogue on the corner. Ahad Ha'am means "one of the people" in Hebrew, and is the pen name of Asher Zvi Ginzberg, the founder of Cultural Zionism. Lauded by such greats as Chaim Weizmann, Israel's first President, and Hayim Nahman Bialik, Israel's national poet, as an inspiration, Ahad Ha'am foresaw both the Israel/Palestine conflict AND the solution as early as 1891. Book: Ahad Ha'am (Asher Zvi Ginzberg), At the Crossroads (Selected Essays), February 2009 Music: I Live On Sheinkin (Gara Beshenkin) – Mango Here, In Our Fathers' Land (Po Beeretz Hemdat Avot) – IDF band and Orchestra Titina – Yona Atari, Yossi Banai and Avner Khizkiyahu